The Dillon tribune., 1887-03-18
WITH TIE COSSAcKS
A BIT or EXPERIENCE ~
SKlRMISH WITH THE TURKS

The Exhiiaraiion Si 1siuIh;s IN Z. Char,.
Horses as Well As s1cn Feel :. INT.
St;r,ulu<-An Impressive Hcyo.:o-.
Finale.
About the middle Of ;.ntu.,a1. .-e ,.,a.
q reconnaissance. il the G-ect.3-. q pos
c-cd. to en- ,eaycr 10 discover the st-a,s.s
Ct the enemy there. Three rccirzents -.
CcSsacks made up the force. ana VA W.
marched all day and part OF the ..iaht y. wv
tore we came in the vicinity Of tie c,e,o,
On the morning of the second da, il -,
reported, that q considerable 81 taclg,aen,
Ct Turkish irregulars was cf.cs,,-,raa =
short distance in front Of U.s. ,,a h,s
ben moving during the nicht With ~
E..ie noise as possible, and h.i:i hiyot,aelsa
II the rain wienou: building 9 l-a. n
o-tler to give no notice Of o.r ;.pr-oach f.
tie e-ercy's pici-ets. 1t was e-4,v ins.
daybreak when the orders to march VEN
given. and the column proceeded cautions.
Il with {. few scouts in advance.
In q hG,f hour CT go we who were riiin,
Itti. ai,ca1 Of the column could zee ,he
characteristic Conical Turkish tents ~.
senbied in little valley q shor, distauce
beyond At the same instance our scouts
engaged the enemy's picEets. and ,hs
column halted. The camp in sight was
evidently only large outpost. ard the
general Immediately gave orders for one
regiment To form and charge through the
camp. We could see the men OF the les
irnaced regiment uncover and cross them.
selves. and in q moment the head Ct tia
detachment was rapidly moving past us
Among tie officers role the major. nv
Old friend Of TIE Doi1-udscha, who, I'm.
known 10 ne, had been promoted to a
lieutenant co.ouc,cy and transferred to
another regiment y, he dashed past he
made :. GESTURE of recognition ;srlt! ,..Ted
his hand 1cr re 10 follow.
RIDING IN A CHARGE.
! hel:e.c ii was more the horses fault
;s1l, lE1r own. for certainly ! never l.l 4
dellbe-cte intention OF riding u !. CHARGE
il could i.c-p. .E., fsc:o-e knew i vas
q the l.ajcr.s side. Oh yTe wen. Il q
troc. ch2.s-..2z; oil. formation - -e-;.
c-ea1t.. i-g:g. .:.en. i. Al ir1c1.s.!:.- Ire.
much broken by the inequalities = t.e
ground. We s"eu, down tie slo-.a at L
ea.lop. There was so.c,c firing, and { lew
Cozsac!.s fell but doubt i a:27toly
heard 2 shot. The thunder c. tie Looss,
TIE sA;.lciI2- Of ;l.c grain 'la-z. sAc ..e.1.ri.
of tte coa'-iz, utclsil; ana the rcsounG-
i..- vhaca- rf the l1;.-ai il.cs tincl. TIE air
with multitude If noises which drowned
al other sounds. The exhila..t:ol G. The
moment was supreme. Horses as well Is
men fell It's unique stimulus. and wo
rushed through that camp. syreeciny it
away as the sudden cloudbu-st il the
Rockies tears cut the bed CO the :i,rova.
u was one CT those rare moments Of life
when all sense Of individuality IS merged
III that utterly overwhelming feeling Of
exaltai.o.. in that intoAication Of magnet
ism which often possesses large masses OF
1oen I:oTe. by some grand and silnul-
tane";s> impulse. I, was. perhaps. after
al, {. yer: trivial affair from a military
point Of View. but the sensation cxoe.i-
enced was hv no means ;rsi-r:tcac.. or
easily forgotten.
Part Of the Turkish force took t. i.icht
N tune and escaped: those who remained
70 defend their camp were sabretl spit.eti
ilkt fowl on the lalces OF captured and led
mack 10 the main column at the end If a
laT1as. The finale Of this little incident
was 1uly rs impressive IS tie Charge it
sen, although IN quite another way
After we IraGe camp that nigh, the lren
OF the regiment which had engaged the
enemy Were drawn up in line with u.coy-
cred heads and sang religious hy1,,n in
chorus. How different now were those
faces which n few hours before had been
distorted with the cruel exrressious Of
hatred Of the iafidel or sloritied hy the
excitement Of the charge or with the
Of victory. Uniforms apart,
the men looked like rank of devout,
peacefu. farmers. hronzed by the sun in
the nelds aad hegrimed with the dust of
agriculture. The hymn rolled forth in
quaint. sad cadences. tuned 10 q minor
Key, like most Of the native melodies.
Along the ranks u gap purposcly left herr
ana there showed where u conra,le had
s.ood the day before. Although l could
not catch a word they sang. the sicnif-
carcc Of the hymn could not tc mistaken.
Many rough hands brushe, ,.arfnl eve,
before the last mcurrful note died AWAY.
anu the regiment then dispersed aho..t tho
ca:hp with u quiet step, as if the least
nolSc eos We're an insult to the dead d.-F. D.
N!l!c't III Harrcrs.